Water Resources (Global Issues)

About this book

Water is an essential resource for life on Earth. Considering how vital and precious water is it is almost unbelievable that it can be used so carelessly. Sewage toxic chemicals fertilizers pesticides oil metals and solid trash pollute the water in lakes streams and oceans around the world. Water Resources explores the ways in which water on Earth has become polluted--and what people around the globe are doing to solve this problem.